An holistic approach to the assessment of stone decay: Bonamargy Friary, Northern Ireland

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 271, Issue , 2007, Pages 77-86

  McCabe, Stephen ^a   Smith, Bernie J ^a   Warke, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STONE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LITHOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WEATHERING;

ANTRIM; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947393531     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.271.01.09     Document Type: Article

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